THE ROLE OF OCEANS Quenton R. Dokken, Ph.D. Gulf of Mexico Foundation www.gulfmex.org Small Sea Changes: BIG Infrastructure Impacts.

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THE ROLE OF OCEANS Quenton R. Dokken, Ph.D. Gulf of Mexico Foundation Small Sea Changes: BIG Infrastructure Impacts

CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS Ocean Temperature Sea Level Rise Ice Cap Condition Ocean Currents Weather

GEOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS Subsidence Coastal Erosion

ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS

EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS %Change ____________________________________________ Employment 85, , Establishment 3,423 4, PRODUCTIVE VALUE ________________________ Mexico 37.9 billion United States 39.8 billion OIL & GAS

EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS %Change ____________________________________________ Employment 348,117472, Establishment 26,27031, PRODUCTIVE VALUE ________________________ Mexico 9.28 billion United States 32.4 billion RECREATION & TOURISM

SHIP BUILDING Employment and Business %Change ____________________________________________ Employment 39,189 40,005 2 Establishment (34) SHIPPING/PORT Employment and Business %Change ____________________________________________ Employment 23,073 28,14822 Establishment 1,139 1,2086 ____________________________________________ ANNUAL PRODUCTIVITY Mexico 53.7 million United States 331 million SHIP BUILDING & SHIPPING

EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS %Change ____________________________________________ Employment (11) Establishment PRODUCTIVE VALUE ________________________ Mexico 381 million United States 685 million FISHERIES

2002 CUMULATIVE ANNUAL PRODUCTIVE VALUE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO $120.9 $23/barrel oil $256.0 $85/barrel oil

POPULATION CONSIDERATIONS

COASTAL POPULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH & CIVIL PROTECTION

PUBLIC HEALTH –Seafood Quality –Water Quality ISSUES –Methylmercury –Vibrio –Red tide –Brown tide

CIVIL PROTECTION

INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS United States – Mexico – Cuba – Caribbean Sea

OCEAN MONITORING

OOI – OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE

IOOS – INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM

GCOOS – GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM

NDBC – NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NOAA)

TCOON – TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVATION NETWORK

GULF OF MEXICO OPPORTUNITIES Collaboration Industry/Academia/Government Mexico/United States/Cuba